Asia & Pacific Rim - 13 March 2014

Blue World Crete, Inc. has formed a joint-venture with India’s Navrattan Free Power, known as Navrattan Blue Crete Industries.

Beijing’s Clean Air Plan will significantly reduce the city’s carbon emissions, according to Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.

India’s Emami Cement Ltd, a newcomer to the cement industry, has placed an order with Gebr. Pfeiffer SE and its Indian subsidiary for four MVR mills and an MPS mill for coal grinding.

The Vietnamese government is continuing to review all cement projects and will not allow the construction of those deemed ineligible due to high surplus capacity.